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BaxDeal@aol.com wrote:> I was going to comment on Connelly's propensity
for> funny nicknames later on> in my protracted and superficial essay, but now
is> as good a time as any. it> is certainly a trait of his. by and large
however,> they are nicknames given> to the characters by other characters.
but> sometimes, as in Echo Park or in> Blood Work, the names are aliases which are
clues>> if this is your first exposure to the author,
know> that Echo Park is> representative of the quality of the Bosch series
in> general.
******************************************************* Yes,
this is my first experience with Connelly and the plot is so
good I have to remind myself to put the book down and go to
sleep. The apparent randomness of the of the characters,
their inability to control their emotions, and their
ambivilance, sometimes downright hostility to each other
makes the story so realistic and involving the names bother
me less and less as I'm more and more interested in what's
going to happen.